Love and relationships

• in when we two parted what does the quote 'in silence and in tears' mean?


  he grieves alone as a result of the separation
• in when we two parted what does the quote 'half broken hearted' mean?

  only one of them is affected- she wasnt as invested in this relationship as he was- just an affair wasnt true love (link to context)
• in when we two parted what does the rhyme scheme resemble?

  the ABAB rhyme scheme resembles the alternating rhyme scheme represents the different people and their seperate lives. they dont compliment each other anymore
• in when we two parted the quote 'cold' 'pale' and 'colder' mean?

  extended metaphor which represents the death of their love and the dull and bland remains
• in loves philosophy what does the quote 'nothing in the world is single' represent?

  a declarative statenment which represents the longing the speaker has to be with someone who feels the same
• in loves philosophy what does the quote if though not kiss me' mean?

  the repetition at both ends of the stanzas represents the confusion the speaker has as he is convinced in his reality that the speaker and his desired love are meant to be together and it would be illogical to have it any other way
• in loves philosophy what does the quote 'fountains mingle with the river' mean?

  the personification reprsents the active pairing and grouping together of words which conveys the longing the speaker has for his lover
• in loves philosophy what does the celestial imagery represent?

  the undying love he has for his partner and how it lasts longer than night or day. could have an underlying meaning that the stars and the universe are in in place and are in favour of the relationship.
• what does the structure of the stanzas represent in loves philosophy?

  there are only two stanzas and two people in this relationship, the two stanzas could represent each other. however the gap between then could also represent the distance between the couple and how its not destined to work out
• The nautical imagery in Love's Philosophy has connotations of mystery and unknowing, as things have not been discovered yet and are still undecided.
• The celestial imagery in Love's Philosophy juxtaposes the nautical imagery, as it has connotations of astronomical, stars being aligned and the logical understanding of something.
• The speaker in Love's Philosophy represents the logical understanding of space and the relationship, while the other person can not commit because they are undecided and unpredictable like the sea, which makes the speaker feel uneasy.
• The distance between the sky and the sea in Love's Philosophy represents the distance between the lovers, linking to the stanzas distance as the speaker is trying to 'clasp the earth' and desperately cling on to his lover.